Publication Type
Journal Article
Version
publishedVersion
Publication Date
12-2014
Abstract
A school is an institution in which student subjectivity is constituted and reinscribed through various 'disciplinary technologies'. The interplay between discipline and discipleship in the practice of Christian education is mutually constitutive. Through the study of a Protestant Christian school in Jakarta, this article explains the disciplinary technologies deployed by the school in its inculcation of discipline and character building. By examining the school's religious education practices the study provides insight into the perceptions of the school management, teachers and students with regard to various ethical, moral and religious issues. The author considers how Christian schools can develop critical reflective skills and respect for differences, and so can contribute to a tolerant, peaceful and multicultural Indonesia.
Keywords
Chinese Indonesians, Christian education, Indonesia, multiculturalism, religious education
Discipline
Asian Studies | Race and Ethnicity | Religion
Research Areas
Humanities
Publication
South East Asia Research
Volume
22
Issue
4
First Page
505
Last Page
524
ISSN
0967-828X
Identifier
10.5367/sear.2014.0232
Publisher
IP Publishing
Citation
HOON, Chang Yau.(2014). God and Discipline: Religious Education and Character Building in a Christian School in Jakarta. South East Asia Research, 22(4), 505-524.
Available at: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/soss_research/1577
Copyright Owner and License
Author
Creative Commons License
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Additional URL
https://doi.org/10.5367/sear.2014.0232